Jho's Place

Mom's Messed Up (birthday) part 5

Notice I have not really mentioned Nolan in this whole story yet? That is because the little child was sweetly oblivious to any and all situations happening. Gotta love that kid. Just smiling while I looked over at him, not noticing my mom's frustration when he was not paying enough attention to her, and dancing like a mad man when any type of music was played. He basically was doing a great job of saving the day; Then the crazy adults would get involved. Nolan is finally speaking clearly and has taken to generalizing things. Like anything that is small, plastic, and an animal with four legs is a horse, anyone with a large noticeable beard is called Paul (my brother has a pretty out of control bushy beard), and most everything else is "Ouch" so he can get attention when he wants it. So, my dad and brother were sitting on the couch so close to each other that their knees were touching and poor little Nolan was smashed inbetween them. My sister, mom and I (Tom was not in the house at this point) were sitting at the table and I noticed my brother and dad locking hands to forearms all above Nolans head as if he was not there. "No, clasp down on me like you mean it, like a wrestling move!," said my brother and my father complied while little Nolan looked up and freaked out. My sister imeditately turned her head around like she was possed by the same demon from The Exorcist and an annoyed mother tone, "What are you guys doing!," as my brother and dad looked up like the toddlers they were behaving like and said almost in unison, "Just shaking hands." Joy picks up Nolan and Nolan starts pointing at my brother crying out, "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!" "Paul you better apologize to Nolan right now or else he may never want to talk to you again. I'm serious, there is this one kid that he was playing with at day care and he said ouch about him and now Nolan won't play with him anymore. Now you hold him. That's good (ouch! ouch!). See he is getting better already, now read him the Buzz Light year book. There see now he likes you again." All the while my mom and dad and speaking encouraging, nurtering word like, "You like Uncle Paul, don't you?, " and, "To infinity and beyond!" My brother had it right on the nose though, "Do you ever think you might just be spoiling him?," but no one seemed to notice but me as I watched silenting amused and quietly shaking my head thinking, "Poor little Nolan. Born into this crazy family."

posted by makeisweet @ 10:13 AM